Choosing the Right Sailboard: 160L vs. 190L - Performance & Maneuverability

QuestionHi! By the end of this season, ( also thanks to your advice !) I think Ill have improved enough to consider moving to a more advanced board next y

Windsurfing Mast Track Issues & Boom Compatibility - Expert Advice

QuestionHi i am about to begin windsurfing - i have picked up a keppler board with a mast fitting which slides along the board. I can get the mast into the

Find Replacement Mistral Maui Mastbase Rubber U-Joint - Chinook Sailing

QuestionHi there i have an old (22years i guess) mistral maui. Yesterday i went surfing and the mastbase broke the rubber thing. I just tryed to find a new

Kerma Board Rigging Guide: Setting Up Your Windsurfing Lines

QuestionIs there a basic guide out there for rigging an older Kerma board?  My friend was given one and we have been trying to figure out how to rig t

Sailing vs. Windsurfing for Beginners: Which is Right for Your Teen?

QuestionHi, my son is 13 and newly interested in sailing (since he tried it this summer) - I figured windsurfing might be up his alley, and more affordable

Mistral Ventura LCS (1989): Value & Gear - Expert Insights

QuestionCleaning out the garage of 20+ years, we have a near-mint condition (ok, salt stains on straps, etc) Mistral Ventura LCS.  Circa 1989 I believ

Replacing a Broken Mistral Boom End - Windsurfing Repair

Question Mistral Part Ive attached a picture of the part.  My windsurf set-up is rather old, and this plastic piece broke.  As you can see from

Year-Round Windsurfing Lessons in Massachusetts, New Hampshire & Rhode Island

QuestionHello! Im trying to find windsurfing lessons in MA, NH, or RI (I live in Boston). The thing is that most of the places I checked stop lessons in th

Mistral Garda Base Attachment: How to Tighten the U-Joint?

QuestionQUESTION: I picked up a good used Mistral Garda recently.  It has the 8mm female threaded U-joint which attaches to the mast base downhaul par

Optimizing Boom Vang Position for Sail Control

QuestionQUESTION: Hello! I have a couple of questions: 1. Harness lines position on boom.   With a 5.9 sail and a 220 cm boom, if I keep the f

O'Brien Sensation Windsurfer Parts - Mast Foot & Base Replacement

QuestionInherited OBrien Sensation windsurfer from late 1980s.  Its missing part(s) to connect mast to board. The board has an aluminum slot on top of

Windsurfer Universal Joint Replacement: Rubber vs. Mechanical - Expert Advice

QuestionHi Windlover, I hope you had a good vacation!  I recently purchased a BIC F2 windsurfer.  My son-in-law and I had it out in the bay abou

Hobie Alpha Windsurfer Mast Step Repair & Replacement

Question Mast step and assembly I just picked up a Hobie Alpha wind surfer at a local tag sale. Id like to find/replace the insert that holds the mast step

Identifying and Replacing a Vintage Windsurf Mast Base

QuestionI inherited a 1980s Shark by Wayler windsurfer that is in better than average shape. I am an total novice.  However, after doing some research

Windsurfing Steering & Trim Issues: Troubleshooting Tips

QuestionHey There - the board Im sailing is a 145L Jp and have 8.0 V6. Am finding it difficult to steer the thing it keeps going up  into the wind am

Windsurfing Rigging Guide for Beginners: Hifly 300

Question windsurf Hello, I have just been given a free board, sail & misc parts.  It is an old Hifly 300.  I windsurfed once 15 years ago @ a res

Slalom Sailing: Resolving Upwind Instability After Backstrap Placement

QuestionQUESTION: Hi there, please assist if possible. I regard myself as an average slalom sailor yet in 20+ knots I cant seem to stop my board from point

Rigging an Old F2 Windsurfing Boom (Rope Clamp)

QuestionQUESTION: I just got a really old windsurfing system.  Its an F2.  The boom does not have a clamp on it and looks like it used rope. any

Mistral Windsurfing Board: Advice for Returning Surfer

QuestionReally enjoy reading your posts and learned a lot. Like others, returning to w/surfing at 50after many years off and teaching my teens. Using a 12

How to Attach a Boom to a Mast (Bic 250 Windsurf - 1988)

Questionjust received a gift of a bic 250 wind surf2201 learning  1988 have no idea how to attach boom to mast for there is no clamp just rope around